Salmon and Trout underwater art.

Images of Pacific Salmon in their underwater realm have been one of my main areas of focus over the years. Living in Campbell River puts me in prime habitat for these amazing fish. The resilience of wild salmon and the forces that drive them to return each year has helped shape my beliefs about a healthy eco system.

Adams River Sockeye Sunrise

Adams River Sunset

Foggy Morning on Adams River

A lone Sockeye Salmon swims up the Adams River as wisps of fog cling to the surface

Twilight Salmon

The moon rises just after sunset on the Adams River as a school of Sockeye Salmon make their way upstream.

Final Journey

Relentlessly they swim…… against all manner of obstacles. Battling swift currents, waterfalls, predators and shallow water they move steadily upwards until they reach the spawning grounds. Returning to the place of their hatching these Sockeye Salmon will die in the place where their life began.

Circle of Life Continuum

Sockeye Salmon come back to their native river to spawn,and then die. Continuing the circle of life.

Looking to the Future

Sockeye Salmon in the early morning depths of the Adams River. This year was the dominant run and hundreds of thousands of fish returned, helping ensure the future survival of this species.

Sunrise Salmon Split

Over Under image of a Sockeye Salmon during sunrise on the Adams River

Chrome Light

Pink Salmon in the Quinsam River early in the season before they colour up to spawn.

Chrome Light 2

Pink Salmon in the Quinsam River early in the season before they colour up to spawn.7

Chrome Light 3

A group of Pink Salmon in the Quinsam River in early summer.

Chums

Pair of Chum Salmon making their way to the spawning grounds in a small stream on Quadra Island, British Columbia

Colourful Coho Returns

A splendidly coloured male Coho Salmon in the Quinsam River during the fall run.

Coho Returns

A gorgeous coloured Coho Salmon runs up the Quinsam river as it heads to its spawning grounds.

Coho Salmon Dreams

A coho Salmon returns to the Quinsam River to get ready for spawning.

Coho Salmon Reflection

Large male Coho Salmon getting ready for its final act of spawning.

Couple of Coho

Coho Salmon heading up the Quinsam River on the way to the spawning grounds.

Heads or Tails

Bright chrome Coho Salmon return to their natal stream to get ready to spawn.

Last Run 2

School of Pink Salmon making their way up the Campbell River

Last Run

Pink Salmon in the Campbell River on their way to their spawning grounds in the Quinsam River

Morning Salmon Run

Dawn on the Adams River in October sees Sockeye Salmon heading upstream to spawn.

Salmon Tales

Pink and Coho Salmon congregate as they move upstream to their spawning grounds

Tail Light

Pink Salmon tail illuminated by he sun in the shallow waters of the Quinsam River

Homeward Bound

Pink Salmon returning to its home stream to spawn and continue the cyle of life.

Upstream Battle 3

Sockeye Salmon on their relentless battle upstream to the spawning grounds on the Adams River.

Upstream Battle 2

Sockeye Salmon on its relentless battle upstream to the spawning grounds on the Adams River.

Heads or Tails

Sockeye Salmon in the spectacular Adams River run. These salmon make their way up the Fraser River each year to spawn in various tributaries. The Adams River is one of the predominant runs.

Upstream Battle 1

Sockeye Salmon on its relentless battle upstream to the spawning grounds on the Adams River.

Holding Ground

Male Sockeye Salmon holding in a small rapid as it pauses on its final journey to the spawning grounds on the Adams River.

River of Red

On certain years in the Fall the Adam’s River runs red with Sockeye Salmon returning to their ancestral grounds to spawn.

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Pink Salmon Annual Return

Every summer the Campbell River fills up with returning Pink Salmon as they make their way upstream to the spawning grounds.

Pink Salmon Galore

Lots of Pink Salmon in the Quinsam River near Campbell River in early summer.

Pink Salmon Split Image

A group of Pink Salmon heading up the Quinsam River near Campbell River.

One Million Pinks

Over a million Pink Salmon returned to the Quinsam River in 2013 to make it a record run.

Campbell River Cuttie

Small Cutthroat trout hanging in the side of the Campbell River

Rainbow Trout

Colourful Rainbow Trout in Elk River, Vancouver Island.

Salmon Canyon Migration

Pink Salmon holding in the confines of the Campbell River Canyon.

Salmon Returning Home

Pink Salmon in the Campbell River Canyon prior to heading up the Quinsam river to spawn.

Salmon Lilfe

Pink Salmon return to their natal river to spawn on their second year. This cycle of life continues every year in one of natures greatest events.

Sockeye Salmon Pair

A pair of Sockeye salmon getting ready to spawn in the Adams River.

Transitions

A male Sockeye Salmon in the midst of transitioning into its spawning colours in the shallow waters of the Clearwater River.

Fish World

Coho Par in the Campbell River. This image was taken with a wideangle fisheye lens looking straight up. The dark circle is caused by the effect of Snells Window. The boundary of the dark circle is the point where the refracted light from above becomes reflected light form underwater which is a lot darker, hence making the black perimeter.

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